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Abstract
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and sediment of Ekpan Creek of the Warri River were determined with GC Perkin-Elmer/Clarius 500. Compositional patterns of the PAHs were used to distinguish their sources in the aquatic system. The three diagnostic selected concentration ratios of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon isomer pairs confirmed that the PAHs concentrations in sediment of Ekpan Creek were from pyrogenic origin and include phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)anthracene.
Key words: Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, surface water, sediment, aquatic system.
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